Aeroplane



Feb. 17, 1931. E CORNELLA 1,793,387

AEROPLANE File'd Dec. 9. 1929 5 Sheets-Sheet l Feb. 17, 1931. v 5 CQRNELLA 1,793,387

AEROPLANE Filed Dec. 9. 1929 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 Feb. 17, 1931.

E. CORNELLA AEROPLANE Filed Dec. 9. 1929 5 Sheets-Sheet .5

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5 Sheets$heet 5 Filed Dec. 9. v1929 Emquzuel Cornellev, awe/Wm Qbtoweqo.

Patented Feb. 17,1931. is i ""iiri'ooiiitistiilii estate-seq; renters if Application amber- 9, sfijar 1 To. 412566;

- This inyentiion r'la' tes to a'erojo'lane'constructioii, the primary object ofthe invention be'ing to provide an aeroplane d'esigne'd for' verti'aws we'll ais' hdrizontail fiig'ht5 to the end that the aeroplane may take ofi o'r'be'landed .1

on" an exceptith'all y m nutiae,

Aiiothefdbj'ctofthe ihv 'entibn; is. to" pro-- vid an aeroplane of the'he'liitopter type elimi;

mating the use of stationary wings orjblades for supporting th'ae roplane While flight,

and at the same time insuring the maintenance ofa uniforrn equilibriunf? vAmount important objectof theiinvention is the rdvisien ofafi aeroplane havin -a plu ralityof sets of blades or planes so arranged that; they may be moved" in circular paths While reyoly-ing about thirlo' ngitudinai axes musing the blades dr-pl'an s'toexrt verti;

cal thrust an the down'ttard'moyeme'nts of the blades e1 pisses anal-enterwhile the blades or "pla es move u set 1y; reaming the re-" sistance'td theminimumf fiil ie'rt e biefii th im ns i ide ea ew mei g ie- Pitch} of the blades or planesto change the angle of flight. o i h i a op ne, ins in e i 'e l Withlthei forgoingtandotherfobject's in iew, Which appear asthe dsoription' proceeds, the invent iq 1 esidesintheeombina+ e 39 rena e qf Ptii zi id i the d tails of COhStIfimtiQh; hereinafter described d-c m sies u de stb l t cha is' in the precise embodiment ot the inyention herein disclosed 'may ,be made v ithin scope of what is clainiedfivithout departing from the spirit of the invention. 7 Referringto thedratvingi V Figure 1 is-a side eleya'tionalyiewotjan aeroplane constructed iniacco'r danc'e With the intention. v

' 115 Figure2 is an end elevational yiewthereof.

as during the scent and desce ter the ma:

Figure S is an enlarged detail- 'view i1lustrating-one 'endcf one of the cylinders,' a'por tion'of the cylinder beingibroken away 1L i Figure 'c is" a longitudinal sectional ir'ievt th'rdughone o'f-tlie cylinders.

igure 5 is a sectional viw'taken online- 5"5ofFigure1 f;

Figure 6'is an enlarged detail viewotthe' braking means used for holdingthe blades or planes against movement. A J Referring to the drawings in detail; the

by the reference character 5, and: includespa rs 'otiupper parallel bars 6' and lower allel bars 7 connected at their'ends by-means of thevertical bars 8; r v v r Disposediintermediate the ends ofthezbars; 6 and 7, are pairs of verticalbarsi) tliatdi ide,

Bearings are secured to thebars. Sand ,9, in which bearings shaftsll l arejournaled, the

V shafts supporting the cylinders 12:that .are

arranged on opposite sides" of" the machine;v

7 On the inner ends of the shaftsl l are pinions 13', which pin'i'ons are in mesh-with the Wdrins fuselage of'the machine is indicated generally the machinefintofr'ont and- *rea'r'sections;

14-,sfdrrned at theouter ends of the transverse shafts 15-that arerhounted in the bearings 16 alsdsecured to the'vertica'1bars'9s V Mounted on the shafts 15 are p'i-nions thatinesh Wit-li pinions18 secured to the upper ends of the vertical shafts 19; there being provided pinions 20 on the lower ends of the 1 v gm that duetothis the shafts being provided with pins 28 to permit of rotary movement of'the shafts 27,

but at the same time restrict lateral movement of the shafts. Extending through each shaft 27, is an arm 29, the arms 29 having their ends secured to the cabl'es30 that extend over the pulleys 31 mounted at the outer ends of the. rames 23, the opposite ends of the cables Y moving over the pulleys 32 mounted at the opposite ends of the frames 23, theends of the cables bein 'connected to the o eratin disks 33 that'are securedto the inner ends of theshafts "34'- which are shown as iextending throughthe inner ends of the cylinders .12.

The shafts 34 operate through openings in the end members 26 and are supplied with coiled springs 35 that normally act to urge the disks 33 into close engagement with the brake shoes 36 that are secured to the brakes 37 mounted on the end members 26, to the endthatthe disks 33 are normally held against rotary movement. Mounted on each.

shaft 34 is an arm 38 which .is secured toits shaft to rotate therewith; At the outer end in thepath of travel .of the arms 38. With disks are rotated the action of .the'arnis 38 which contact withthe heads 42 and 43 respectively. that aresupported bythe :frame of the machine, andllie each rotation of the cylinders, the arms contacting withv the heads 42 cause the disks to rotate to shift the shafts-27 to'various angles to cause the blades or planes 44 mounted'at the outer ends of the shafts 27'to move to various positions. i

The movements of the arms 38. are timed. so

' that when the blades or planes 44 are on' the outside of the machine, the blades willbe in horizontalpositions, or slightly tilted from their-horizontal: positions, to exert an upward thrust on the machine, while the blades which are moving towards the inner portion of the machine will feather, so that the resistance is reduced to the minimum, and the blades or planes may pass-each other without danger of contact.

I The heads 43 are formed. at the outer ends of the shanks 45 that are carried by the blocks 46 which move within the'guides47 mounted on the frame of the machine. -.Adj u'sting rods 48connectfiwith the blocks 46 and are provided With-handles 49 whereby the adjusting rods maybe moved to adjust theshanks 45 andheads carried thereby, so that the arms '38 maybe caused to move the planes; or

blades44' tovarious' angles or: pitches, to 'conr-.

controlled by the trol the movements of the machine. Thus it will be obvious that when the planes or blades 44 operate in horizontal positions, the ma;

chine will be directed upwardly in a vertical line, but when the blades are moved, so that the side faces'thereof operate at oblique angles withrespect to the sides of the ma chine, the blades will tend to move the machine forwardly and upwardly.

The reference character 50 designates the gas bag that supports the weight of the mawill extendto thecompart'ment 52 in which the pilot-is seated. The landing gear embodies wheels 53 that are mounted at the lower ends of the arms 54, as clearly shown the drawings.v

Theoperatlon of device is as follows: The engines are started and ;.a -suitable chine, and the referencecharacter--51indicatesrthe rudder which is controlled in the usual and well known manner. The controls clutch mechanism1notshown is thrown into operation to transmit rotary motion to the cylinders. and planes .or; blades .s upported thereby. The planes or blades are; adjustedso that on their downward movements they will' be horizontal,- directingfjan upward thrust to themachine, and causingthe-mw; chine to ascend.) When the desired. elevation. has been reached, the planes or bladesare tilted totheproper angles to give-a-forward thrust to the machine, causingthe machine to move along, the speed of the machine being speed ofthe engines.

1. In an aerialmachine,ajbody portion, a

gas bag for supporting the .body portion, cylinders mounted onthe body portion and adapted to rotate in horizontal-planes, blades carried by the cylinders, means for rotating the blades to cause-thebladesto feather, on

their upward movements, braking means for normally holding theblades against movement, means for automatically, releasing. the braking means, and means for rotating the cylinders. I y 1 2. In an-aerial'machine, a body portion, a gas bag forsupporting the body portion, cylinders mounted for-rotary movement on the body ,portion, a plurality of blades extending laterally from the cylinders, opjer ating disks supported within. the. cylinders, cables connecting the operating disks and blades to rotate the blades'to cause them to feather on their upwardmovements, shafts on which the disks 'are'mounted, armssecuredf to. the shafts, meanslyingfin the path of travel of the arms, for' moving the arms to rotate'the blades, and means for rotating the cylinders. r 3. In an aerial machine,a body-portion, a plurality of cylinders mounted for rotary movement on the .bodyiportiomrshafts. ro-

of the shafts, operating 'disks supported Wltll-r it? I in the endsof the cylinders, rods extending.

transversely through the shafts, cables conne'cting the rods and operating disks, shafts on hich the disks are mounted,- arms secured to the shafts, an adjiistablem-ember having "a head, lying in the path of travel of the J arms, tom'o've the arms and rotate the opera ating disks, to rotatethe blade supporting shafts,and means for rotating the cylinders.

i In testimony that I claim-the foregoing as i I my 'oWn, I have hereto affixed my signature.

EMANUEL CORNELLA. 

